Appellate attorneys for the beverage industry were successful in their appeal of a San Francisco law requiring warnings on advertising for sugary drinks. According to NPR, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a "San Francisco law requiring the beverage industry to post health warnings on advertisements for so...

According to The Hollywood Reporter, a New York appellate court has decided an ongoing dispute over profits from Drake's albums. The appeal stems from a lower court decision which allowed Aspire Music Group which "first signed musical superstar Drake to pursue profits claims against Universal Music." Aspire was co-founded by Lil Wayne's ...

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Delaware's constitutional provision requiring that judicial nominations be split between the State's two major political parties is unconstitutional. According to Delaware Online, the federal appellate court found that the constitutional p...

The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that when criminal convictions are overturned on appeal, court fees and restitution should be refunded to the defendant. According to the ABA Journal, the U.S. Supreme Court examined a Colorado case in which criminal defendants were acquitted after an appeal and tackled the ...

An appellate court in New York has set forth the minimum pleading requirements for bad faith claims against insurers. According to Insurance Business America, the appeals court has established that there are no heightened pleading requirements consequential damages in bad faith claims. In the underlying...

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear en banc arguments over the legality of Virginia's "habitual drunkard" law. According to The Daily Progress, the law "allows a circuit court to civilly find someone to be a 'habitual drunkard' and thereafter be prosecuted for possessing or consumi...

According to Forbes, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) only protects current employees and does not cover external applicants. The case stems from a lawsuit wherein a 58 year old attorney was seeking a job with a medical supply company's...

According to the Los Angeles Times, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that "a law barring immigrants who are in the country without authorization from owning guns does not violate the 2nd Amendment." The appeal stems from an action brought by a San Jose resident who was convicted of violating the federal law. He appealed arguing that the Sec...

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that politicians cannot block dissenters from commenting on their social media accounts. According to Reuters, a "federal appeals court said on Monday a Virginia politician violated the Constitution by temporarily blocking a critic from her Facebook page."

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will not hear oral arguments before the Supreme Court. According to MSN, this is the first time the justice will not attend arguments.

Justice Ginsburg underwent surgury last month to remove two cancerous nodules from ...